UK's Starmer in Brussels for talks on EU 'reset'

BRUSSELS/LONDON - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer met European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen on Oct 2 as part of his push for a reset with the EU and a first chance to discuss issues like trade, security and youth mobility with Brussels.

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Mr Starmer, whose Labour Party won an election in July, said his government will not seek wholesale negotiation of the Brexit deal. But he is seeking to tweak the relationship in a range of areas. The EU shares his desire for a joint security pact, but talks on barriers to the movement of goods and people could prove thornier.

“I firmly believe that the British public wants a return to pragmatic, sensible leadership when it comes to dealing with our closest neighbours,” Mr Starmer said after arriving in Brussels.